- SLAY RIDE Complete
- Reads 154
- Votes 34
- Parts 7
- Time 21m
After being dumped by her boyfriend at a Christmas dance in Chicago, a girl takes an Uber ride home that turns into a night of terror and a horror for the holidays - A Noir Christmas Complete
- Reads 103
- Votes 5
- Parts 3
- Time 11m
In West Hollywood Alex Harlow, down on his luck, bags a last minute missing person job before Christmas Day. Can he find the individual before the festive season starts? This is an homage to the golden era of detective fiction. The hardboiled man in the mackintosh of this story bears more than a passing resemblance to the hero of The Big Sleep and Farewell My Lovely. - The Vanishing Body Complete
- Reads 43
- Votes 0
- Parts 8
- Time 13m
Max Palmer is on the case, and this one involves the wrong body showing up at a funeral. - They Don't Care About Robots, Do They? Complete
- Reads 695
- Votes 136
- Parts 38
- Time 5h 18m
Once a cop, now a private eye. Once human, now a cyborg. Dalton Steel had scraped a living investigating the things that were beneath the cops he used to work with. Except those cases that involved bots. Until a beautiful woman, a beautiful bot created to mimic a beautiful woman to perfection, hands him the case of a serial bot killer. The investigation takes him from deepest, darkest pits, to the gleaming, cleanest Sectors of the Tether, where Dalton finds himself involved in a conspiracy that could cost the lives of thousands, millions of humans. Walking a fine line between the human and bot worlds, Dalton must face his own humanity and mortality to bring a genius killer to justice. A hardboiled, cyberpunk, noir detective story, set in the same world as "Anna In The Garden". 🥉3rd Place, The Ōkami Awards, Sci-Fi category - Sept '22🥉 🏵Featured by @BadassReads, 'The Dauntless' Reading list - Sept '23🏵 Cover created in Canva, using an AI generated picture. - Don't Hate Da Playa Complete
- Reads 274
- Votes 40
- Parts 10
- Time 3h 19m
After a hit-and-run occurs outside of his favorite bar, Retired Detective turned Private Eye Josh Slim is asked by the owner to find out the details of the employee's death. While the police are ruling it out as a simple hit-and-run, Slim knows better. When he finds out the victim was quite the ladies' man, Slim teams up with the victim's sexy, single female college professor to find her student's killer. - James Bond 007 - No More Promises Complete
- Reads 818
- Votes 7
- Parts 5
- Time 1h 31m
"Holiday, ha!" spat James Bond "What was I thinking?" When James Bond is sent to Vienna to attend a meeting at the UN, he realizes that M is merely trying to get him out of the way until things cool down at MI6. Although it is meant to be down time, in James Bond's world trouble is never far behind. Soon after his arrival, James is being pursued by members of the European underworld and is caught in the deadly clutches one of the most vicious killers he has ever faced. James Bond discovers that sometimes the greatest criminals can hide in plain sight and uncovering the truth could have consequences he could never have imagined. A man of honour gets his job done, but at what cost? - We Will Begin Again Complete
- Reads 45
- Votes 4
- Parts 11
- Time 37m
A detective must solve a mystery of the disappearance of several people, all whom owned self driving cars. I wrote this story for my Master's. Please enjoy. - Riptide (Sam McRae Mystery #3) Complete
- Reads 6,936
- Votes 928
- Parts 45
- Time 3h 53m
A week at the beach could kill you. Stephanie Ann "Sam" McRae's stay in Ocean City for the annual Maryland bar association convention becomes a busman's holiday when her best friend Jamila is arrested for murder. All signs point to a frame, but Jamila's local counsel advises her to plea bargain. This would permanently stain the ambitious attorney's spotless record, unless Sam and a private investigator can find evidence to clear her. Sam has her work cut out for her, since the victim is the stepson of a local wealthy entrepreneur and poultry producer and no one will talk to her, including the lawyer's investigator. Even Jamila seems to be withholding information. Meanwhile, Sam's running from mysterious pursuers and comes under police scrutiny when another murder takes place. With the clock ticking down to the convention and preliminary hearing, Sam must uncover secrets, lies, and fraud to find the real killer. At what cost will that knowledge come for Sam? - Kisses Are Like Bullets Complete
- Reads 659
- Votes 92
- Parts 12
- Time 3h 21m
Retired Detective Josh Slim has decided to go into the private eye business for some supplemental income; however, the person who just hired him was someone he never expected to see again. An ex-con, who Slim put away years ago, is back out on the streets, and she has enlisted the former detective to help her find a man who stole two-hundred million dollars from her before she went off to prison. Thinking this small job will lead to a bigger payoff, Slim takes it, but soon finds himself involved with strippers, killers, and even The Feds. As things heat up, he wonders if it was best if he just stayed retired. - Different Degrees a Caleb Joyner Mystery Complete
- Reads 1,948
- Votes 97
- Parts 36
- Time 4h 9m
It usually took more than a pretty face and a tight skirt for Caleb Joyner to take a case. But when it’s your first love coming back for seconds it’s hard for a private eye to say no. Joyner soon finds himself on the trail of a wayward husband, slithering through the sun-baked streets of the Silicon Valley. Along the way he finds a decomposing body that leads him to confront a gang of killers. Then a real sweetheart of a girl with an outrageous body and an ax to grind comes to his aid. If only he could figure out if she is a friend or a murderess in disguise. - THE BAD GUYS IN: HARD BOILED DOUBLE FEATURE Ongoing
- Reads 2,729
- Votes 54
- Parts 16
- Time 1h 28m
In this hard boiled mystery solving double feature, the bad guys team up with two of the greatest detectives In the world: mystery inc and Tom & Jerry. Ever since mystery inc stop the bad guys, they grown up and apart so shaggy and Scooby are now detectives and with Tom and Jerry since Tom left the bad guys he joins Jerry in a detective agency But the two teams must reunite with the bad guys when: in Scooby doo he and shaggy have to stop a monster that's haunting princess and Tom and Jerry must solving a missing person case the missing person is princess They must work together to solve one of the greatest mysteries ever, but the question Is: Can Mystery inc trust the bad guys to save princess, can Tom and Jerry find princess in time before it's too late - The Man Who Crossed Worlds (Miles Franco #1) Complete
- Reads 18,748
- Votes 1,071
- Parts 28
- Time 7h 4m
Meet Miles Franco, but make it fast. If the cops have anything to say about it, he'll be dead by morning. Miles used to make a living illegally smuggling people between dimensions. That was until the cops caught up with him and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Now he's chasing an interdimensional drug smuggler across worlds. Gangsters are trying to kick the shit out of him and the cops want to put a leash on him. These days it seems like everyone wants a piece of Miles Franco. But you can only push a man so far before he starts pushing back. And self-control isn't Miles' strong suit. Raw, insane, and hard-boiled as hell, The Man Who Crossed Worlds is a violent fever-dream for those who like their urban fantasy to kick them in the teeth. Note: This novel contains strong language, violence, and sexual situations. ~~~ This book and its sequel, The Man Who Walked in Darkness, are available now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords. Visit www.chris-strange.com for more information. - Max Payne Complete
- Reads 5,019
- Votes 67
- Parts 25
- Time 2h 59m
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive cop framed for murder, and now hunted by cops and the mob. Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain... Check out my debut YA novel here: http://www.blackrosewriting.com/childrens-booksya/thegraveyardgirlandtheboneyardboy Follow me on Facebook @MartinMatthewsWrites - The Money Club a Caleb Joyner Mystery Ongoing
- Reads 111
- Votes 0
- Parts 15
- Time 1h 52m
Caleb Joyner has been asked to find a million dollar embezzler but before he can take a single step in her direction he finds himself in the crosshairs of rival Vietnamese gangs who will soon teach him that some people get the money and some the club! - Arrant Knight, Episode One: Dr. Vulturi Complete
- Reads 15
- Votes 1
- Parts 1
- Time 19m
In a 1930s anytown, USA called Arrant City, a hardboiled detective with a heart of gold - Lenny Zollins - AKA Zollie or LZ - fights crime of the ... unusual variety.
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